Kitty Catkin

I didn’t find that it made them seem approachable in countries where they are routinely armed-quite the opposite. They didn’t seem like the police with whom I grew up, or the UK bobbies-and I would be very wary of US police now

Missy

Maybe that says more about you than the police Kitty, I have lived in places where the police are routinely armed – and where soldiers patrol the streets – and I have never found them unapproachable if you don’t pose a threat to the police, their colleagues, or the public.

Kitty Catkin

When one goes from NZ ro Europe it’s a bit of a culture shock. Yes, I have seen armed soldiers at Heathrow and they were, of course, in Ulster where my parents came from and where the family still live.

I would never take lightly the fact that someone has a loaded gun that they can easily get at.

The US police seem to be rather trigger happy in many cases-here, one is unlikely to be shot by a cop for getting out one’s license.

Blazer

Kitty Catkin

The UK situation is a response to a threat, the routine arming of police is quite different, as the number of people shot in the US shows. I would hate to see Kiwis terrified when they are stopped by the police for routine checks or minor things like broken tail lights (what is one supposed to do when this has just happened ?)

Blazer

Kitty Catkin

Missy

The UK situation is only partly response to a threat Kitty, at least when I talk to police officers in professional and work settings that is what they say, there are police on patrol in the UK that are routinely armed. They are still approachable.

Missy

unitedtribes2

Standing in line to Vote I noticed the person in front of me wasn’t enrolled so was given some forms and taken to another counter to enrol . I enquired about this with an attendant who said they are allowed to but their vote goes into the special votes. Knowing this to be incorrect I asked the supervisor whats going on to be told that the person would be enrolled but couldn’t vote until the next election. Still a bit fishy I thought. Dosnt pass the transparency test for me.

Kitty Catkin

Kitty Catkin

I can’t believe that there was anything untoward going on, Uni, it would have been an error, surely. I would say that anything so public would be ‘transparent’, and can’t see what would be gained by the booth staff.

unitedtribes2

Kitty Catkin

If anyone did anything illegal, they would be in serious trouble wherever they were. There would be no point in doing it-they’d be caught-and every point in not doing it. I have been involved in several elections and I know about these things. Election tampering would make no difference to the result unless it was closer than it is ever likely to be.

Kitty Catkin

Corky

I always thought I was the only one who became melancholy listening to this song. Apparently going by the comments section, I’m not the only one. One thing is for sure, London doesn’t have that vibe anymore. I also wonder what the other chap in this duo was actually good for. He looked totally lost in this clip. He seems to hold the same position Andrew Ridgeley did in Wham.